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Albrecht Dürer

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was a German Renaissance painter, printmaker, and theorist from Nuremberg. He is known for masterful woodcuts, engravings, and studies of proportion; the quote reflects his interest in ideal form and beauty.

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Quotes by Albrecht Dürer

I hold that the perfection of form and beauty is contained in the sum of all men. — Albrecht Dürer

Beauty Emerges from the Whole of Humanity

At first glance, Dürer’s statement challenges the idea that perfection belongs to any single body or face. Instead, he proposes that ideal form is gathered from the full range of human beings, as though beauty is distrib...

Created on: 5/7/2026